Michael Moore on Tuesday issued essentially the exact same argument he posted following the Sandy Hook massacre in Newtown, Conn. — show the crime scene photos, and the NRA is finished.
Ammo used in AR-15/M-16 is banned by Geneva Convention. It enters the body, spins & explodes. Show the crime scene photos & the NRA is over.
— Michael Moore (@MMFlint) June 15, 2016
He was hit with quite a backlash at the time from parents of the murdered children, who started a petition asking Moore to stop pushing for the release of the pictures. He does have a point, though: If mainstream media were to show, say, the photos of our ambassador to Libya being “rushed to the hospital” that have been circulating online for years, the Clinton campaign might very well be over.
What doesn’t carry any weight (no pun intended) is Moore’s explanation of the exploding ammo used in the AR-15, which many have pointed out was not used by the Orlando nightclub shooter.
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It's literally called the 5.56 NATO round
— DMor315 (@DMor315) June 15, 2016
There is such ammo, but standard load is 5.56 mm NATO round. Still devastating, but Geneva compliant. Misinformation not helpful.
— Mark E. Herlihy (@MEHerlihy) June 15, 2016
How is it being used today on EVERY 'legitimate' battlefield across the globe? You didn't really think this through, did you? #2A
— Walk Toward The Fire (@RichardRSmithJr) June 15, 2016
Who are you kidding? Geneva Conventions cover treatment of prisoners or civilians. Nothing to do with weaponry.
— Mister Vandman “Yorktanan”❌ (@LifeOnAHorse) June 15, 2016
The most popular round in NATO is banned by the geneva convention? Well, holy crap, we better outfit the hague with stadium seating
— panamaorange (@panamaorange) June 15, 2016
so, literally none of that is true
— Scott Carrier (@carrierscott) June 15, 2016
Bob Owens of Twitchy sister site Bearing Arms once again offered some of that free education that Democrats keep promising but never deliver.
.@MMFlint You fat, stupid fool. How shall we unpack this? (1)
— Bob Owens (@bob_owens) June 15, 2016
.@MMFlint First, the Geneva Conventions don't address ammunition in any way shape, or form. (2)
— Bob Owens (@bob_owens) June 15, 2016
.@MMFlint The Hague Conventions cover the use of different kinds of ammunition. Trade a Big Mac for a book sometime. (3)
— Bob Owens (@bob_owens) June 15, 2016
.@MMFlint AR-15s use .223 caliber bullets. The most common are 55-grain solid lead wrapped in copper. They cannot explode. (4)
— Bob Owens (@bob_owens) June 15, 2016
.@MMFlint I know that you're very arrogant, and imagine that you're just a larger @katiecouric, but not even you can make this lie. (5)
— Bob Owens (@bob_owens) June 15, 2016
.@MMFlint If you have a real argument to make based on facts, try it. The fact you grossly lie tells me logic is not on your side. (6)
— Bob Owens (@bob_owens) June 15, 2016
.@MMFlint You know what is more powerful and causes more damage than an AR-15 bullet, Mike? Damn near any other rifle bullet. (7)
— Bob Owens (@bob_owens) June 15, 2016
.@MMFlint If you were REMOTELY competent or honest, you'd know .223 cartridges are among the smallest of centerfire rifle bullets. (8)
— Bob Owens (@bob_owens) June 15, 2016
.@MMFlint In fact, the 55-grain bullet fired by the AR-15 is about 1/3 the weight and less than 1/2 the power of most deer rifles. Oops
(9)— Bob Owens (@bob_owens) June 15, 2016
.@MMFlint Here's an idea, Mike: shut up until you educate yourself. you look (a little) less like a fool and a liar. (10)
— Bob Owens (@bob_owens) June 15, 2016
Too late:
Any guy who had shop class in high school can change a semi-automatic gun 2 fully automatic in 5min. 4 million "AR-15"/M-16 guns in US homes
— Michael Moore (@MMFlint) June 15, 2016
https://twitter.com/NathanWurtzel/status/742879643695501312
He would, if only he had access to some sort of video recording equipment. Maybe the public can pitch in to buy him a movie camera.
I want to Kickstarter this.
— Grant Bosse (@grantbosse) June 15, 2016
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